Digital Printing-Wide Format - Flatbed

At FESPA Digital this week in Munich, Germany, EFI will showcase its UltraDrop 7pL grayscale print head technology on its VUTEk GS series printers. FESPA also marks the worldwide premiere of EFI Fiery proServer Version 6, a scalable and flexible digital front-end workflow offering significantly faster processing speeds.

Canon U.S.A. has introduced the new Océ Arizona 6100 Series—comprised of the six-color Océ Arizona 6160 XTS and the seven-color Océ Arizona 6170 XTS wide-format flatbed printers. The new series is designed for sign and display print service providers who produce approximately 325,000 square feet of printed rigid media per year.

Fujifilm, Inca’s exclusive global distribution partner, will demonstrate the new Inca Onset R40i wide-format, flatbed UV printer, at FESPA Digital 2014, May 20-23, in Munich, Germany. The Onset R40i uses Fujifilm Dimatix Spectra printheads, and a maximum output resolution of 1,200 dpi can be produced on media up to 3.14mx1.6m (123.6x63") and up to 50mm (2") thick at the rate of up to 80 full-bed sheets per hour.

Canon Solutions America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A, outlines the top five questions that a printer should ask when selecting media for a wide-format printer. The white paper “Smart Media Decisions for Your Wide Format Printer,” is also presented.

A pair of EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet presses will be installed at KDM P.O.P. Solutions Group, enhancing its premium retail point-of-purchase operations. KDM has been in business since 1970 and employs over 300 people at multiple locations.

Phase 3 Marketing & Communications, headquartered in Atlanta, is the first U.S. printing firm to house a new Agfa Jeti Titan HS wide-format printer. The Jeti Titan HS will bring faster speeds, better quality and more output, and it will be a great complement to our existing machinery for digital POP printing," said Gail Turner, senior vice president, operations and purchasing, Phase 3 Marketing & Communications.

At the ISA International Sign Expo this week in Orlando, FL, EFI is showcasing the first LED printer in the entry-level EFI wide-format line, the new EFI H1625 LED printer, as well as the EFI VUTEk HS100 Pro UV inkjet press, a high-volume production solution offering near-offset quality for display graphics, corrugated packaging and other applications.

Canon Solutions America will showcase its latest large-format print solutions for the display and signage market this week at booth #2702 during the 2014 ISA International Sign Expo, in Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

Agfa Graphics will show the latest additions to its portfolio of UV-curable wide-format inkjet printers, including two models from the new Anapurna i-series, as well as the new Jeti Titan S/HS, at FESPA 2014 in Munich, Germany, May 20-23.

Last month Agfa Graphics held an open house for select industry journalists and customers at its new competence center in Mississauga, Ontario. The first of a series of North American "Red Carpet" customer events, the open house kicked off with a keynote presentation from Dominiek Arnout, Agfa Graphics' vice president/inkjet, and his team, who shared the latest in research developments and applications, as well as the changing dynamics in digital sign and display printing.